Refining
Achieve water authority compliance with automated wastewater treatment for industrial facilities with cooling towers
U.S. industrial facilities with cooling towers must meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local wastewater requirements for effluent, including those under the Clean Water Act. Failing to do so can result in severe fines that quickly escalate.
Global Project Data
Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database is tracking nearly 1,100 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).
Russia's Ryazan oil refinery reports fire, no injuries
A fire tore through Ryazan oil refinery, Russia's third-largest, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said, quoting emergency services.
Brazil's Petrobras plans to finish RNEST refinery's Train 1 expansion in early 2025
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras, opens new tab said that it plans to finish expansion works on Train One of its Abreu e Lima refinery in the first quarter of 2025, nearly a decade after the expansion was halted due to a massive corruption scandal.
Drawn by low prices, Chinese refiners hunt for oil to replenish stocks
Chinese refiners are actively booking crude oil cargoes for delivery in March and April to replenish stocks, locking-in relatively low prices and in anticipation of stronger demand in the second half of 2024.
Russia's NORSI refinery may halve high-octane gasoline output after outages
Lukoil's NORSI oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod may halve high-octane gasoline output after an emergency stoppage at one of two plant's catalytic cracking unit.
Russia's NORSI oil refinery halts unit due to an incident
The NORSI oil refinery, one of the largest in Russia, has halted a unit after an incident, oil company Lukoil said, without giving further details.
European diesel refining margins rise after Yemen air strikes
Benchmark northwest European diesel refining margins rose to above $30 a barrel as intensifying conflict in the Red Sea increased concerns about potential supply disruptions.
Alberta examines options for its investment in the Sturgeon Refinery
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is exploring options to address the province's recent losses stemming from the Sturgeon Refinery.
Nigeria's NNPC allocates four February crude oil cargoes to Dangote refinery
Nigeria's state oil company NNPC is expected to supply four crude cargoes from its February program to the $20-B Dangote refinery, which is poised to begin operations after years of construction delays.
- OC Global signs MoU with Passo Fundo for greenfield ammonia plant in Brazil 8/8
- India's E20 fuel rollout marked by widespread criticism 8/8
- Argentina's YPF to invest $400 MM in sustainable jet fuel venture 8/8
- South African tax authorities extend jet fuel lifeline to airports 8/8
- MOL Group successfully completes another SAF and HVO production test 8/8
- India approves $3.4-B payout to state-run refiners for cooking gas losses 8/8
